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Colts president/general manager Bill Polian on Wednesday informed James' agent that the Colts might be unable, for financial reasons, to make a multi-year contract offer to their star tailback. The bottom line, agent Drew Rosenhaus said, was that James would likely play in 2005 under terms of the one-year "franchise" qualifying offer of $8.08 million, or that the Colts will seek to trade one of the NFL's premier backs.
Reported by ESPN.com
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According to ESPN.com insider Len Pasquarelli, Polian confirmed that, given those conditions, he told Rosenhaus the Colts might have to revisit their position on James. Polian said he will begin to phone teams and make inquiries about interest in the six-year veteran tailback. ... More as developments warrant.
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